This just in: the Cloverdale Fiddle Festival is coming soon.
This year’s festival of all things fiddle is January 24th and 25th, 2009 at the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds in lovely Cloverdale, the tophat of the Sonoma Wine Country tuxedo. (As in, go to Healdsburg, then keep going to Geyserville, then Asti, then stop at Cloverdale. Take out your fiddle.)
The official info is:
34th Annual Cloverdale Old Time Fiddle Festival
Competition, performances and music jam featuring some of today’s and tomorrow’s brightest talents. Come also for the Arts and Crafts Fair. A lively competition with youth to adult, entry to advanced levels. Enjoy Old Time Style, Texas Style, Waltz and more.
Location:
Citrus Fairgrounds
1 Citrus Fair Drive
Cloverdale, CA USA
Website: http://www.cloverdalehistoricalsociety.org/fiddle/
Since I didn’t dig up any good fiddle fotos finally, I’ll let this cool YouTube smackdown stand-in. Charlie “The South Will Rise Again” Daniels vs. Vanessa “Singaporean Violin Hottie” Mae. You decide who is the fiddle hero in comments:
First up, Charlie:
And now, Vanessa:
See you in Cloverdale….
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